EntryCommon
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war

    ここで意味のない押し問答を続けては・・・昨日の繰り返しですわね。
    If you continue with the pointless arguments here...it'll end up as a repeat of yesterday.

Also written 押問答【おしもんどう】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

push, stop, check, subdue, attach, seize, weight, shove, press, seal, do in spite of

Kun
お.すお.し-お.っ-お.さえるおさ.える
On
オウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N3
Frequency
789 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 30

Built from

Used in names as

おしおすおや

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-5SKIP code
3c5.5The Kanji Dictionary
5605.0Four corner code
1355deroo
62bcUnicode hex code
1-18-01JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1885Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2128New Nelson (John Haig)
314New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
371Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
234Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
278Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1114Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1195Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
587A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
587Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1632Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11929Morohashi
1033A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
986Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1021Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
563Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1175Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
256Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
868Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1123Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ya1, ya2Pinyin reading
ab, gabKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
30WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

question, ask, problem

Kun
と.うと.いとん
On
モン
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
64 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 13

Built from

Used in names as

はる

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-8-3SKIP code
8e3.1The Kanji Dictionary
7760.7Four corner code
3877deroo
554fUnicode hex code
1-44-68JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4944Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
830New Nelson (John Haig)
3320New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4117Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2091Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2833Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1617Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1744Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
75A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1524Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
175Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3814Morohashi
396A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
162Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
162Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
520sakade
140Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
418henshall3
387Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
41crowley
239Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.16busy_people
331Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1631Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wen4Pinyin reading
munKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
13WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

solution, answer

Kun
こた.えるこた.え
On
トウ
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
486 of 2500
Radical
bamboo
WaniKani
Level 8

Built from

Used in names as

どう

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-6-6SKIP code
6f6.12The Kanji Dictionary
8860.1Four corner code
2377deroo
7b54Unicode hex code
1-37-90JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3394Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4285New Nelson (John Haig)
2681New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3322Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1722Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2340Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
947Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1018Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
434A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1765Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
556Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
26006Morohashi
185A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
160Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
160Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
293sakade
235Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
202henshall3
219Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
213Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.12busy_people
1478Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
956Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
da2, da1Pinyin reading
dabKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
8WaniKani level